It’s amazing how easy a mom can feel like a failure. Mid July my daughters wrote me a note. A very eloquent note in which they wanted to go back to public school. Simply put, they missed the structure. I cannot provide that structure as it’s not in nature to force people to conform to [...]
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Tags: admission, communication, curriculum, failure, home school, hurt, methods, note, public school, structure
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Nothing bugs me more then when a situation goes awry due to the fact that people didn’t use some simple communication. A friend came by Monday night and was extremely distraught. Her depressive state was way down and she felt like she was drowning. So we talked for a long time and we googled local [...]
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| Tags: communication, fear, mental health, missing, patient, reports, scared
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I am impatient. I have gotten better over the years but I still have this nagging problem where I want results quickly and on my terms. It happens often when I think other people should be on my schedule. Not sure where I got this from, I am guessing it’s a natural thing about me. [...]
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| Tags: angry, attribute, communication, customer service, emails, frustrated, impatient, my terms, project, results, schedule
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This post is inspired by a recent thread over on Ravelry. Basically a woman asked a question that went something like this “How can I ask my husband if I can buy some knitting needles right after Christmas?”. The needles in question are a more expensive type. Innocent enough conversation starter, or so I thought. [...]
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| Tags: abusive, ask, communication, conversation, demeaning, discussion, equal rights, feminism, feminist, luxury, marriage, money, necessity, relationships, spouse
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